Recruiting notes: Former IU recruit Ron Patterson will be rooting for Syracuse

5:30 PM,
Mar. 28, 2013

Ron Patterson of Indiana is all smiles as he looks at the scoreboard late in the game. The Indiana vs. Kentucky All Star teams squared off in high school basketball action at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday June 9, 2012. The Indiana boys won 83-73.

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There was little doubt to the rooting interest of former Broad Ripple High School standout Ron Patterson when the Indiana-Syracuse matchup came up in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament.

Patterson, a 6-3 guard and Broad Ripple's all-time leading scorer, committed to Indiana before his junior season. He was enrolled at IU last summer under the Faculty Sponsorship Program, designed to assist students who do not meet all of the school's academic requirements.

But Patterson never made it to the fall semester. In August, he was told he had not met the requirements for full admission to IU and ...